Gorredijk-Centrum, Opsterland – “Nice neighbours”

Gorredijk-Centrum is located in the province of Friesland, in the municipality of Opsterland, in the district Gorredijk The neighbourhood has a total area of 41 hectares, of which 39 hectares are land and 2 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as BU00860501. The postcode area is 8401AJ-8401VV.

One resident rates the neighbourhood as very good with a score of 8.5. The resident describes this neighbourhood as 'Nice neighbours'. Based on a limited number of reviews, no clear trends are visible yet in this neighbourhood.

Residents

Gorredijk-Centrum has 1.425 residents. Of these, 48,8% are men and 51,6% are women. Most residents are 65 years or older (31,2%). The other age groups are 27,0% for '45 to 65 years', 21,4% for '25 to 45 years', 10,9% for '0 to 15 years' and 9,1% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 42,5% is unmarried, 40,4% is married, 8,8% is divorced and 8,8% is widowed. 1.300 residents originate from the Netherlands, 55 come from Europe and 75 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 785 households in Gorredijk-Centrum. 49,0% of these are single-person households, 29,9% households without children and 21,0% households with children. The average household size is 1,8 persons.

In Gorredijk-Centrum there are 1.300 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €28.300, which is €7.500 (21%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €24.400, which is €4.800 (16%) lower than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Gorredijk-Centrum are educated to an intermediate level. 42,5% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 40,6% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1) and 17,0% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO).

Of the 1.425 residents, around 64% are in paid employment, which amounts to 912 people. This is 1% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (82%), while 18% are self-employed. In Gorredijk-Centrum, 35% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 410 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Gorredijk-Centrum there are 815 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €248.000. Of these, around 94% are occupied and 6% unoccupied. In Gorredijk-Centrum there are roughly as many rental as owner-occupied homes. This amounts to 46% rental homes and 54% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 55% privately owned, 31% owned by housing associations and 14% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Gorredijk-Centrum are 1900-1925 (21%) and 1950-1970 (19%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Gorredijk-Centrum. The most recently listed home is Stationsweg 9 by Moll Makelaars. No homes were sold in Gorredijk-Centrum over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Gorredijk-Centrum. The most recent home is Jan Eisengastrjitte 44, offered by www.frieslandhuurt.nl. No homes were let in Gorredijk-Centrum over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Gorredijk-Centrum.

Energy

In Gorredijk-Centrum there are 847 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are G (32%), A (18%) and C (14%). On average, an address in Gorredijk-Centrum uses 2.320 kWh of electricity per year. This is 17% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 1.180 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 8% below the national average of 1.280 m³.